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SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1987

PLANS FOR EIGHT PASSENGER STOPS OF THE TUEN MUN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM WERE ALSO APPROVED FOR KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION.

FORTY-TWO NEW BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING 23 APARTMENT AND AARTMENT-COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND A CLUB HOUSE IN SHA TIN, WERE GIVEN CONSENTS TO START WORK IN JANUARY.

THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS CERTIFIED FOR OCCUPATION WAS 41-12 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND 23 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED IN JANUARY WAS ABOUT $699.2 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $489.6 MILLION FOR THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.

DURING THE MONTH, 23 CONSENTS TO DEMOLISH, AFFECTING 38 BUILDINGS, WERE ISSUED.

THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE RECEIVED 423 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AND ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND CARRIED OUT 817 INSPECTIONS AND ISSUED 162 REMOVAL ORDERS.

SEMINARS ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION PLANNED

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A SERIES OF COURSES AND SEMINARS ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH DIFFERENT SUBJECTS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TE ARCHERS DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

THE DEPARTMENT'S CHINESE TEACHING CENTRE IS TO CONDUCT SIX INDENTICAL HALF-DAY COURSES IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE TEACHING OF CHINESE LANGUAGE FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS BETWEEN APRIL 2 AND 10.

THESE COURSES WILL CATER FOR 150 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. EACH COURSE WILL INCLUDE A SHORT TALK AND A WORKSHOP SESSION AT THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE (KOWLOON UNIT) ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR, TO KWA WAN MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 165 MA TAU WAI ROAD.

THE FIRST SEMINAR FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS IS ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM, IT IS LIMITED TO 60 TEACHERS.

/THE SEMINAR